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Dozens sick after meal at Chinese school
Apr 25 2007 11:49PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - More than 50 children were poisoned by a kindergarten breakfast in central China, state media said Thursday, in the latest case highlighting problems in the country's food supply chain.
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Nuns reunite to mark 1967 calcium study
Apr 25 2007 10:03PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Sister Suzanne Vandenheede likes tomato soup. The 76-year-old nun from Omaha's Servants of Mary likes it so much she's been known to eat it for lunch every day for a week or more. And when she has, she's practically licked the bowl clean.
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Nuns reunite to mark 1967 calcium study
Apr 25 2007 10:03PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Sister Suzanne Vandenheede likes tomato soup. The 76-year-old nun from Omaha's Servants of Mary likes it so much she's been known to eat it for lunch every day for a week or more. And when she has, she's practically licked the bowl clean.
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Standards urged for school snacks
Apr 25 2007 5:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Whole-grain crackers, low-fat yogurt, fruit and water could become the school snacks of the future, driving out fattening fancies such as cola and fried chips.
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Texas showdown on HPV vaccine order
Apr 25 2007 4:59PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers rejected Gov. Rick Perry's anti-cancer vaccine order Wednesday, sending him a bill that blocks state officials from requiring the shots for at least four years.
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Report: States lag in hospice oversight
Apr 25 2007 4:59PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A significant number of Medicare hospice programs were not checked by state inspectors for nine years and were long overdue for certification, according to a federal report released Tuesday.
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Report: Marijuana's potency climbs
Apr 25 2007 2:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Marijuana is getting a little more potent each year. A project at the University of Mississippi has tested samples of marijuana seized by law enforcement agents annually since the late 1970s to check levels of THC, the active ingredient. The testing has long been the basis for government warnings that marijuana is potentially more harmful today than it was for previous generations, an assertion disputed by critics of marijuana laws.
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